All 50 US states have penal codes. The penal code defines the crime and specifies the punishment for the crime.
penal code ; by Celina Towns
Of or pertaining to punishment, to penalties, or to crimes and offenses; pertaining to criminal jurisprudence, Enacting or threatening punishment; as, a penal statue; the penal code., Incurring punishment; subject to a penalty; as, a penalact of offense., Inflicted as punishment; used as a means of punishment; as, a penal colony or settlement.
USC means United States Code in the penal code.
Currently, in 2012, s. 417(a)1. of the CA Penal Code says the punishment is "imprisonment in a county jail for not less than 30 days."
MPC stands for Model Penal Code, a statutory model of a penal code for states to adopt or modify as states see fit.
594 P.C. Pertains to vandalism by graffitti
There is very little or no difference between states that call their statutes the Penal Code, and the states that call them the Criminal Code.
in california state, what is the punishment for a sexoffender for 2 citations for (288) and 647.6 does the person ends up in a prison state?
It depends where you are. Different states and countries use different code systems.
http://blog.austindefense.com/2006/09/articles/class-b-misdemeanor-range-of-punishment-texas-penal-code/ has the answer
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